The Push-Up Challenge

Last night, The Push-Up Challenge was recognised at the Telstra Best of Business Awards as the National Building Communities Award Winner. The award is culmination of every participant who has joined the Push for Better since 2017 across Australia. The Push-Up Challenge is a tool that helps communities to come together around a common cause - mental health. We know that social connection is linked to lower rates of anxiety and depression, and conversely, when the need for connection isn't met within our communities, loneliness becomes a real risk factor for depression and suicide. We'll keep pushing and building a community of people actively engaged in mental fitness, so we can live in a world where mental health is just as important as physical health. #Telstrabestofbusinessawards #mentalhealth #communities

🤝 Is your school keen to develop your student's leadership skills AND make a difference to mental health at your school? 📝 Nominations for The Push-Up Challenge's Student Ambassador Program are now open. Apply now via our website!

Feeling excited about all the features you’re planning for your new app? We get it! Remember though that the design and build of your app is just one ‘part’ of a bigger ‘whole’ that will influence whether your app succeeds in the long term. One great example is The Push-Up Challenge app, which launched 4+ years ago. The app has reached #1 in App Store and #1 in Play Store and in 2024, the tech supported 218K+ users to raise $12.3M for mental health and suicide prevention. The app is just a small ‘part’ of the bigger ‘whole’: an inspirational story of courage and truly awesome fundraising efforts by people around Australia, and now Canada, supported by tremendous campaigning and collaborations. If you want to create an impactful app that endures through the years, be sure to think beyond features, design and build. Really move hearts and minds: make your app part of a bigger story. Learn more in our guide, ‘How to build a successful app: Foundations for long-term growth’: https://lnkd.in/gFKg3eb8 To learn more about the Challenge and how you can get involved in 2025 – whether solo, with your workplace or mates – head to https://lnkd.in/fUab4CZ #pushforbetter #WaveBetterLives #app #techforgood #healthtech

The Push-Up Challenge encourages participants to team up with friends, family, colleagues and others in in their lives, which left them feeling more connected in 2024 🧡 Connecting with others helps foster a sense of belonging and community. Plus, it combats loneliness, which is one of the leading sources of poor mental health 💫 Boost your employee engagement by bonding as a team while pushing for better in 2025! Get in contact now for more information.

Corporate partnerships play a huge role in helping us to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of all Australians ㅤ The Push-Up Challenge provides a unique opportunity to reach millions of Australians via an inclusive event focusing on the pillars of education, communication and connection. We value collaboration with likeminded organisations that want to have positive impact on the mental health of their colleagues, clients and communities. Together, let’s push for better and have a lasting impact on mental health in Australia. ㅤ You can reach out to Ella Hyatt directly, or to us via the About Us page on our website to let us know how you’re keen to be involved. Link below.

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Check out how The Push-Up Challenge helps participants have mental health conversations. Here's what our 2024 participants had to say about having those important conversations during this year's Challenge 🤝 Unfortunately, stigma around mental ill-health is still present. We're here to change that by raising awareness and starting conversations around the mental health issues affecting everyday Australians 🌟 Empowering staff to have meaningful and important conversations about mental health is so important for people's wellbeing and also team performance. Want your workplace to get involved in 2025? Reach out now!

Over 600 Student Ambassadors were ‘absolutely stoked’ to lead their schools in the push for better mental health in 2024. Student Ambassadors will: 👉 Be a leader for mental health in your school community 👉 Help others feel positive and included at your school 👉 Receive mental health awareness training 👉 Get hands on experience in health promotion 👉 Engage with stakeholders in your community Applications are now open for the 2025 Program. Visit our website to learn more because together, we can push for better mental health.

The latest stats from the Australian Bureau of Statistics have today revealed that 3,214 Aussies lost their lives to suicide last year. ㅤ Today our thoughts are with the loved ones of all those Australians who were sadly lost too soon in 2023. ❤️ ㅤ Reach out to friends and family, a mental health professional, or Lifeline on 13 11 14 if you or someone you know needs support.

Drop and give us💯 Join our mini-challenge and complete 100 push-ups for your mental fitness this World Mental Health Day. Let us know in the comments if you're up for the challenge! 😎